I'm writing to invite you to attend an information session, community
gathering and think tank to discuss a wonderful new opportunity to innovate
and start a new program that will be available in the new "graduate only"
living learning community known as MUNGER GRADUATE RESIDENCES!! The
session will be held on Tuesday, September 9th. This session will be an
opportunity to learn about the Coleman-Munger Fellows program to help
inform your decision whether to apply for this fellowship. (If you are in
the cc line please feel free to forward this opportunity to other
potentially interested candidates.)
LUNCH (pizza/salad/drinks) will be provided from 12:30-1:30 but I will be
onsite to discuss the program and our plans from 12:30-4:30 with snacks the
whole time :). You may attend at any point during this time slot as your
schedule allows. I will offer a brief information session from 12:40-1:15 for
those who can make it during the lunch period. The info fair and informal
community connection/think-tank will be held in the Multipurpose Room Room
of Couzens Residence Hall located in the Hill area on the North side of
Palmer field and across the bridge from Palmer Commons. If you have
trouble entering the building please send a text to 734 323 3455 and I will
come let you in! :)
WHAT IS THE COLEMAN-MUNGER FELLOWS PROGRAM? The building will open in the
fall of 2015-- so for this year without a building to live in, the
Coleman-Mungers Fellows will have an opportunity to develop what the
program will be and become--- a truly constructivist, interdisciplinary
venture for the selected fellow(s). A group of 5 fellows and one director
(me), will have the unique opportunity to create what the program becomes
for years to come. This once in a lifetime (at least of this program) will
enable students who are intrinsically motivated to create something from
the ground up in an incredibly interdisciplinary manner (we are trying to
model the behavior we hope to create when the building opens).
WHO IS ELIGIBLE? Any graduate or professional student is eligible to apply.
Preference will be given for students with a deep interest and passion for
multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary thinking and
behaving. The idea is for this to be a 1 year fellowship with the
possibility of renewing the fellowship, with the hope that those who
develop the program will be able to live in Munger Residences in order to
implement the plans created this year.
HOW DO I APPLY? After our information fair, we will be creating an
application and selection process. Please come to the session for more
information and to provide input on the application process and what might
be best for you... how's that for involvement in the program planning! :)
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE COMPENSATION/EFFORT, ETC? Though the details
are evolving, the goal is for this to be a very competitive, very flexible,
20 hour per week commitment with a salary ranging from $1,500-$1,600 per
month, office space in Eaton House in Baits 1 on north campus, (shared of
course so that we can work together collaboratively), parking, and we are
assuring that grad care is covered for the successful candidate(s). The
goal is to have an occasional weekend retreat, possible travel to other
campuses to learn from them and regular 1:1 and group meetings. Other
tasks (like working on projects, meeting other graduate students to tell
them about the program and the building, writing up the plans as they
develop, work on operational issues of the building, etc.) will occur
outside of the office space and is individual work.
WHEN DOES THE FUN BEGIN? The goal is to have 5 fellows selected on or
before October 1, 2014 and work through June 30, 2015 with the possibility
of moving into Munger and continuing the fellowship beginning in late
summer of 2015.
WHY WOULD I DO THIS? If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, innovative by
nature, intrinsically motivated, want to transform and disrupt the way
things have always been, and you want ways to interact with folks who study
in disciplines that are quite different from yours, then this is the
program for you to get involved with-- we need energy, can do staff and
folks who have a passion for creating something that hasn't been done
before! If that's you, then come hear more!
WHO DO I CONTACT TO LET THEM KNOW I'M COMING ON SEPT 9TH and BY WHEN?
Please e-mail gmerritt@umich.edu to let me know you are coming before Monday
Sept 8 at 5:00 p.m. so we can make sure we have the right amount of food!
OK I'M INTERESTED-- WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SHARE WITH ME? See materials attached
to learn a bit more about what might be possible and more about the
building.
Thanks for reading/coming or passing along to other talented students as we
work to build something new, stimulating, innovate and fun for our campus!
All the Best!
GM
--
Greg Merritt, PhD | Sr. Associate Director, University Housing &
Director, Coleman-Munger Fellows Program
Eaton House Baits Hall
University of Michigan |734.764.8515
Tri-Advisor: FirstGen@Michigan Student Group
